Job Description

About BHP

At BHP, we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills, and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. Come and be a part of this success!

About Potash

In 2021, BHP approved a CA$7.5 billion investment in Jansen Stage 1 in Saskatchewan, Canada, which is aligned with their strategy of growing exposure to future facing commodities in world-class assets. Potash opens a new front for growth and is an expandable resource that can support a century or more of operations. Potash provides BHP with greater diversification by commodity, country, and customer.

Purpose

Reporting to the Manager Strategic Services Potash, the Principal Commercial Development will develop and implement business models for Potash Strategic Services with a focus on logistics (rail and export terminal) arrangements, ensuring development and execution of long-term strategies consistent with business plans in a sustainable and competitive manner.

Key relationships:
Internal - Logistics, Sustainability and Innovation, Minerals Americas Strategic Services, VP Potash, and Potash business functions such as Operations, Legal, Finance, Projects Commercial and Procurement, Project Controls, and other project leadership
External - Commercial counterparties, regulators, industry associations, community stakeholders and consultants

Work Location

Downtown, Saskatoon office. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.

About the Role

Accountabilities:

• Identifying and evaluating opportunities providing direction for long-term strategy development to deliver logistics solutions to the Potash business
• Supporting the delivery and management of logistics (rail and export terminal) arrangements, including leading and participating in contract negotiations for strategic rail and port arrangements
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders, counterparties, and external contributors
• Ensuring cross-functional alignment of various areas involved in project development, project execution and readiness for future operations
• Leading reporting and governance activities for the function including short- and long-term planning requirements
• Representing the organization on appropriate committees/engagements
• Managing business work planning and related budget
• Identifying and managing business risks ensuring risk management strategies are implemented in a timely manner
• Ensuring all work undertaken is consistent with Corporate Requirements and Code of Conduct

Measures of success:

• Successful delivery of strategies and strategic third-party arrangements to support Potash business objectives
• Meeting project milestones on time and within budget/risk tolerance
• Key relationships are well managed both internally and externally
• Risks are identified and managed appropriately

About You

• Relevant business degree with preference for related designation or post-graduate qualification
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive business/commercial development experience in similar roles
• Specific experience in leading negotiations for strategically important contracts a requirement
• Experience in North American railway, export terminal, and/or utility arrangements considered an asset
• Long-term contract management and negotiation experience
• Experience in logistics, mining, finance, engineering
• Proven experience in project planning and monitoring
• Strong understanding of financial evaluation methods
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills required
• Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships required
• Ability to travel domestically or international as needed

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants\' suitability for a role including police/criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

BHP offers relocation support and assistance to new employees and their immediate family members, should it be required. More details on the relocation policy could be shared with candidates during the interview and offer stages.

The application due date is November 23, 2023.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees\' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that\'s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. Providing a work environment in which everyone is included and is treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at .

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